How much influence did art, the politicians brand and exposure thereof have in the 2008 American elections?

Is there an integral role between art and politics which can guide us in discovering truth or does art and design in politics walk dangerously close to propaganda?

How much does art and design influence the way people think and act? Or is art an embodiment of people’s perceptions implying that the art is in-fact preordained? The logo of a political brand is then a personification of a symbol or in other words the embodiment of the person it represents – similar comments in the video at the end of this post.

To what degree has art and design influenced the way Americans voted in 2008?

With these questions in mind please take a look at the collection of illustrations, caricatures, logos and video’s relating to the 2008 American Elections. You will notice there is more material on Obama which has nothing to do with my personal views. There was simply more of it. For example there were no real variations of the McCain logo like there was for Obama nor where there video’s talking about McCains brand development.

Enjoy: (Click on the images to see fully)

John McCain – Logo

Barack obama – Logo

Barack Obama Logo Variations

Barack Obama – Hope

John McCain – Nope

Barack Obama by Sam Flores – Hope

Barack Obama by Sam Flores – Hope

John McCain by Derek Chatwood

John McCain by Derek Chatwood

Barack Obama – 01

Barack Obama – 02

John McCain – 01

John McCain & Sarah Palin by Derek Chatwood

John McCain & Sarah Palin by Derek Chatwood

John McCain & Sarah Palin

Barack Obama by Mike Mal

Barack Obama – Democrats

Barack Obama – 03

Barack Obama – 04

Barack Obama – 05

Barack Obama – Caricature 01

Barack Obama – Caricature 02

Barack Obama – Caricature 03

Barack Obama – Caricature 04

John McCain – Caricature 1

John McCain – Caricature 2

John McCain – Caricature 3

John McCain – Caricature 4

Obama as Spiderman & McCain as Batman

Barack Obama & John McCain – 01

Barack Obama & John McCain – 02

Barack Obama & John McCain – 03

Barack Obama & John McCain – 04

Barack Obama & John McCain – 05

Barack Obama & John McCain – 06

Barack Obama & John McCain – 07

Barack Obama – 06

Barack Obama – 07

Barack Obama – From Obama Site

Obama Brand & Logo Development: An interview with Sol Sender about the Obama logo and the brand that was built.

Computer games often produce some amazing illustrations. Blizzard games have just released Diablo 3. I remember when they brought out Diablo 1 – I was glued for hours as I explored the labyrinths looking for new weapons and spells. You have to find and kill Diablo. Here are some illustrations from the game. Check Out The Website – pretty impressive.